The Health Benefits of Pets for Older Adults

 By Ronni Gordon

When Lynette Whiteman’s youngest child went to college, Whiteman went out and got a second dog that she calls “my empty nest dog.” She wanted someone else to care for, “who loves me non-judgmentally and doesn’t mind if I’m gaining weight or getting gray.” Whiteman may get home from work tired, but the 60-year-old resident…

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